Anybody running Taran Tactical extensions on their glock mags? Found them on sale and thought about trying a few, but don't really know why. Do they offer a real world advantage or is it more for competition use?

Just the Taran +1 for the G43. Work great and are well made. With a +5/6 I assume they come with XP springs?

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Sure, let me tell you my experience with Taran extensions. I bought two of the +5/6 Taran Tactical extensions. I purchased two American-made G17 magazine tubes and installed the extensions. I loaded rounds into each of them, then thumbed the rounds out. At about round number 3 coming out of the tube, the spring pressure stops and the rest of the rounds in the mag can be dribbled out by turning the mags over and shaking them.

This happens on both mags, and consistently. The mag springs are getting hung up by some projection at the bottom of these mag tubes. It has to be this. If I stick, say, a pencil down into the tube and press on the follower, SPROING!!!! The follower pops up at full force. Once again, this happens consistently and with both magazines.

I am working under the assumption this is some quirk with the American-produced Glock mags. My response was to throw the extensions into my parts box and put standard Glock extended floorplates on these two magazines.

Very, very disappointing. Even if I get the things working, how could I ever trust these extensions as anything more than toys?

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Never used the Taran extensions, but I've heard enough complaints of spontaneous disassembly and the like to put me off, at least for anything serious. Customer service is supposed to be good, though, but that does you no good if these take a dump in a fight. They seem pretty popular with the gamers, though.

Magpul is making 21-rd mags for the Glock now. Still early, but reviews are promising. I have one in my range rotation, no problems, but just a couple hundred rounds so far. I only carry stock OEM mags, but I'd trust the 21rd Pmags before the Taran extensions.

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I have no experience with the +5/6 but I have been running the +3/4 mag extensions for about a year with zero issues. The added weight makes the empty mag drop faster and I don't mind having extra rounds in the gun.

When I am planning on which magazine to start with I prefer the Magpul mags due to ease of cleaning noted above, but I will use the magazine that gives me a 5-8 round buffer. But I always keep two of the Magpul 21 round mags with 20 rounds loaded on my belt for emergencies.

I am thinking about trying a couple of Glock 17 mags with the TF brass speed wedge to see if they drop free better, but I am thinking that lighter is better which is why the Magpul mags drop free the best. Also I am going to pick up a few of the 27 round pmags.

If Magpul makes a 40ish round mag I would be on that like a fat kid on cake.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: PPGMD, March 18, 2017 06:53 PM

I will not pay twice the cost of another magazine for a magazine extension. Buy the Magpul or ETS extended 9mm mags or the Glock 22 round .40 mags if you want something longer than stock and shorter than a 33 rounder.